IWE_SSR_15.1.19

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system
• The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system has
been developed with an objective to identify
groupings of businesses which carry out similar
economic activities
• In Bangladesh, the industries are categorized as red,
orange and green based on highest to the lowest
pollution creation accordingly
• The Department of Environment has produced a list
of industries consisting red, orange and green
industries and has separate policy, rules and
legislation according to the category to mitigate and
manage the environmental pollution.
Samia Syeoti Ramim